Kijem Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kijem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kijem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kijem (464) may also be a first name.

Kijem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kijem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kijem is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kijem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kijem is the 2,220,661st most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Kijem is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kijem are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 395,684th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 464 people.

Kijem is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 305,427. In Cameroon Kijem is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 59 percent reside, Centre Region, where 24 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kijeme912/
Kitjem911/
Kiem896,976/
Kijm892/
Kidjeme832/
Khiem801,135/
Kiyem80233/
Kieme8096/
Kajem8094/
Kejem8076/
Kisem8071/
Kaiem8055/
Kijam8050/
Kijim8036/
Kizem8017/
Kiemd8011/
Kujem805/
Kiemm804/
Kijom803/
Kihem803/
Kojem802/
Kjeem801/
Kyiem801/
Kaijm801/
Koiem801/
Kaisem7380/
Kaijim7373/
Kigeme7340/
Khajem7334/
Kajjem7322/
Kaiyem7322/
Kizeme7321/
Kajeem7317/
Kahjem7314/
Kiseem7313/
Keziem7311/
Khojem736/
Kajhem736/
Kedjem735/
Kojiem733/
Kayiem733/
Khaiem733/
Kuojem733/
Khujem732/
Kujiem732/
Kidjim732/
Kejiem731/
Kajiem731/
Kesiem731/
Kiemme731/
Kiheme731/
Kisemh731/
Koijim731/
Kiehme731/
Kuicem731/
Kaihem731/
Kajeme731/
Kijiam731/
Kihyem731/
Kisiem731/
Kiyeme731/
Koicem731/
Kaieem731/
Keim6718,218/
Kaem6716,795/
Kaim6713,149/
Keem675,414/
Koim671,746/
Keam671,071/
Keum67737/
Koem67654/
Kyem67420/
Kuim67226/
Qiem67207/
Keym67136/
Kojm6785/
Kiim6781/
Kajm6759/
Kuem6751/
Kejieme6731/
Kiemova6719/
Kjemsås6713/
Khawiem678/
Khajeem677/
Kyim676/
Kaizeem675/
Khujhem674/
Kiiemth674/
Khojhem673/
Khuijim673/
Kjim672/
Kejm672/
Kidjime672/
Kujm672/
Khajjem671/
Kajzeem671/
Kizieme671/
Kajieme671/
Cjem671/
Kyjm671/
Khieoim671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kijem
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